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Author Topic: Volfoni 3D Paavo Mardi Film Handler Posts: 27 From: Tartu / Estonia Registered: Sep 2008 posted 12-15-2010 07:28 AM                     Volfoni is offering their 3D system named Edge 1.0. The glasses are active type. Is it a new system or just a clone of XpanD? Does anyone have experience with these glasses?  |  IP: Logged Frederick Lanoy Film Handler Posts: 88 From: North of France Registered: Aug 2009 posted 12-15-2010 02:40 PM                     Indeed, it's a real clone of Real D : exactly the same technology. More informations on this french article dedicated on Volfoni's system : manice  |  IP: Logged Sebastian Binz Film Handler Posts: 32 From: Cologne, Germany Registered: Nov 2007 posted 12-16-2010 01:10 PM                     Frederick, I believe you confused the two systems: at first, Volfoni started out with original XpanD rentals. In the meantime they developed their own system called Edge, which is indeed a knock-off of XpanD and available for rent and for sale. They actually achieved to develop glasses, which are considerably lighter than the original XpanD goggles and claim to have increased the light-throughput of the glasses by 10%.  |  IP: Logged Claude S. Ayakawa Film God Posts: 2738 From: Waipahu, Hawaii, USA Registered: Aug 2002 posted 12-16-2010 01:20 PM                        If the light has been increased by ten percent, it is still not enough. The Ward Centere in Honolulu has ExpanD in a system they call TITAN XC and it is dreadful. I saw TOY STORY 3-D there and will never see another film in TITAN XC even it was free!. Extremely dark image and uncomfortable seats. -Claude  |  IP: Logged Carsten Kurz Film God Posts: 4340 From: Cologne, NRW, Germany Registered: Aug 2009 posted 12-16-2010 05:54 PM                     It's still a lot brighter than Dolby 3D. 'Brighter' means 'more light efficient'. Of course you still need brighter bulbs as with every 3D system. If it has been too dark in this location, then the system there is not configured with a proper bulb. Probably one that is already on the edge in 2D. XpanD is brighter than a standard (non XL) RealD installation (yet offers much better stereo separation). Volfoni has some extra brightness, lighter glasses, and a plain standard 2032 cell. - Carsten  |  IP: Logged David Favel Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 764 From: Ashburton, New Zealand Registered: Feb 2002 posted 12-17-2010 04:24 PM                     Anyone had experience on these, or more comments would be appreciated.  |  IP: Logged Carsten Kurz Film God Posts: 4340 From: Cologne, NRW, Germany Registered: Aug 2009 posted 12-19-2010 11:28 AM                     In germany they had only been in the rental market for while. Now they sell their systems through established integrators. You might contact Volfoni directly for more information. You probably shouldn't expect a large worldwide distribution network yet, though. They have offices in LA and Hong Kong, amongst a few in europe. One cinema in germany has experience with their systems since 2006. So they are not actually a newcomer. They also seem to offer better licensing than most competition, or, to be more precise, no licensing at all, you just buy it (or rent it). http://www.volfoni.com/?lang=en - Carsten  |  IP: Logged

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